The Stock Exchange Alternative Trading Service. A service which supports the trading of listed UK equities in which turnover is insufficient for the market making system. The service shows current orders, company information and historical trading activity for each stock, plus the sole market maker where only one is registered.

According to some self-styled purists, canoes do not properly have seats so you should kneel in the canoe, with your ass propped against the thwart ten hours a day. Phooey! Seats are the things to be sat upon by you. They must therefore, be firmly bolted into the canoe, and their good placement is a matter of considerable interest.

During your two-year Training Contract, you are required to cover three areas of law and to acquire a balance of contentious and non-contentious law. Each area of law is traditionally referred to as a 'seat' and may last between 3 - 12 months.